Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODY-DRUG CONJUGATE

Abstract:

The present invention provides a method for producing an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) comprising an antibody and a drug linked to each other via a linker. The present invention provides a method for producing, for example, an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) comprising an antibody and a drug linked to each other via a linker, or a pharmaceutical comprising the ADC, the method comprising mixing, using a microreactor, a solution comprising tricarboxyethyl phosphine (TCEP) and an IgG antibody under reduction reaction with TCEP, with a solution comprising a stoichiometrically excessive amount of an inhibitor of TCEP based on TCEP.